January 2012 News Update

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Dear Readers,

Happy New Year and welcome to the January issue of CLASS, the College's monthly update of news and events.

January is a very busy month at the university. Most of our students are very focused on trying to create ideal class schedules, settling into their new classes, and generally preparing for a successful spring semester. Faculty and staff are equally focused on activities designed to ensure a good semester including providing advice and guidance to students who find it difficult to figure out what an ideal class schedule should entail.

January is an important month on the campus for another very important reason: the annual program commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As the first annual commemorative program following the unveiling of the monument to Dr. King’s memory on the national Mall in Washington, D.C., this year’s program takes on added significance. It marks the enshrinement of Dr. King as a national hero in ways that the national holiday alone could not accomplish. As a monument to his life, the statue memorializes the important role that Dr. King’s work continues to play in shaping values around issues of human equality and economic equity in American society.

Appropriately, the inscription on the King monument which reads: “With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope” also serves as the theme of this year’s commemorative program.

The program this year will take place on January 24 beginning at 11:30 in the University Center. This annual program has always enjoyed a high level of participation from faculty, staff and students in CLASS, and we encourage all to attend again this year. With its table-talk format following brief introductory remarks, the UH program invites dialogue between individuals who are encouraged to bring their lunch and join the dialogue about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Memorial Service commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Carlos Monsanto
Saturday, January 21; 10 a.m.
Location: A.D. Bruce Religion Center on campus; reception will follow
If you wish to contribute to Dr. Monsanto's memory, the family has suggested donations to the Monsanto Family Scholarship Fund-UH Honors College.
Contact: 713-743-3007

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